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Morning all (just!)

I hope you are all well and happy - just a little thankyou for all the comments you have been leaving - I really do appreciate them!

Phew! Well the last two days have been a little hectic getting both of these DT posts out - but now I think I'm happy with the process I can relax and enjoy them!

I've got a card to share with you today that was generated last night - I has bought a new set of chocolate baroque stamps - I couldn't believe the service - it was amazing - anyway here's what I did with them:

Its my friend's 40th birthday coming up so I thought it would be a good idea to make a card for her whilst I was having a play! I've used distress inks (barn door and fired brick) to make the background then stamped with the chocolate baroque stamps around the edge. I used a skecth by Cordine over at the Sketchy Challenges then added the black paper. The red papers were then stamped on again and finally I made the tag using pan pastels then distressed the edges with black soot after atamping. Added the flowers and the gems!

I hope my friend likes it!

I'd like to put this card into the following challenges:

The sketchy challenges: Cordines Sketch

http://pinkinksketchchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-22-cordines-sketch.html

Sunday Stamper: Red

http://pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sunday-stamper-week-203-little-red.html

Sundays with Crissy: things with wings

http://sundayswithcrissy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/challenge-29-things-with-wings-sarahs.html

Anything goes challenge blog: Things with wings

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/challenge-66-things-with-wings.html

Hopefully see you soon!

Hugs Rachel xx

GDT post for Dudetime Doodles: Its Sports day

Hi there! I was lucky enough to be asked to be the guest designer over at dudetimedoodles for May -and here's my first card. The challenge is called 'its sports day'.

Its such a fabulous image that I've used -this one is called John Jogger and you can buy this digi and may other fun images here from bonibleaux designs.

I coloured my digi using promarkers and and made the card using a kanban card blank which I partly covered in papers from a freebie stack in quick cards a few issues ago. I stamped the grass on the road verge using a sheena douglass stamp from when she was at creative expressions in cactus green staz-on. The road is just pearlescent grey paper and the sentiment was stamped in black staz on.

I've made this card for one of my neighbours birthdays - and would like to enter it into the following challenges:
On the street where you live: Rainbow lady challenge
http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-202-on-street-where-you-live.html
Hobbies: Here come the boys
http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-26-hobbies.html
One for the Boys: That craft place.
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Looking forward to seeing you all over at dudetime doodles - come and have a go!!! You know you want to!

Hugs

Rachel xx

LEJ Designs DT card: Challenge 1

Morning all! I'm setting this blog post to happen tomorrow morning when lejdesignschallengeblog goes Live.  Its the first week of the challenge so its an Anything goes challenge to get you all started. There are two prizes up for grabs - some images from LEJ Designs and an adhesive pack kindly donated by sponsor Mishelflo Challenge Blog here - which also launches on 1st May. This is the card I've made using one of the very talented Lyndsay's designs called Suzejo and her worms. You can buy the image at lejdesigns - pop over and have a browse!

Now my card:

I've called this one Mucky Kid because the image just reminded me of that old song from the sixties or seventies - I think it was Cilla Black - 'Oh you are a mucky Kid - dirty as a dustbin lid!!!!' My mum and dad used to sing it to me quite a lot when I was young - because I always was up to my eyes in mud!!!!
Anyway back to the card - the papers are from the current simply cards and papercraft, the flowers are prima flowers and the ribbon came from duck pond crafts ribbon and blooms kit. The buttons are from my stash. I've used a spellbinders die to cut out my suzejo image and coloured her with promarkers.

She is a DT card but I'd like to enter my mucky kid into the challenge over at Divas by design - Buttons and bows
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-32-buttons-andor-bows.html

Pop along to LEJ Designs challenge blog http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ and join in the fun! There are prizes - and I think I mentioned its an Anything goes theme this week.

Hugs

Rachel xx

Maddy's Card

Hello there - well I'm managing to make an early post today - so much to do though so mustn't prattle on for too long!

My card for today - well I made it in my attic last night - that's my craft room - I don't just enjoy crafting in weird places you know!!!! It came together gradually shall we say and I'm finally quite happy with it. What do you think?

I've used an LOTV image and the sketch from this week's Lili's little Fairies that I've turned on its side. I've coloured the image with promarkers and used a spellbinders nestability die and a me to you sentiment. The ribbons and blooms came from two different kits from Duck pond crafts. The papers were from my stash. I think it all came together when I put the faux stitching detail in - I don't know why it worked but I think it did!

I'd like to enter this colourful card into the following challenges:

Lili's Little Fairies: Sketch

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Passion for promarkers: Cut it out

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/week-146-theme.html

Do crafts Creativity Club blog; N

Crafty Anne' Stitching challenge - faux or real.

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-64.html

As I said I've got lots to get on with - looking forward to the LEJ Designs challenge blog going live tomorrow - and the Mishelflo challenge blog too!

See you then!

Hugs Rachel xx

Congratulations!

hello all - well the rain you've all been experiencing has finally reached the NW with a vengeance today - it started at about 10am and hasn't stopped since! Typical isn't it? Still - we need the rain to make my poor asparagus grow - its not looking so good this year!

I have my second card from the trip to the playbarn yesterday to share with you tonight - hope you like it. I've made it for a friend who will be getting a really special award at the weekend - but its all a big secret so I can't say anymore - lest she happen to read this and I spoil the surprise.

I've used a stamp from Penny Black that I've coloured in using Promarkers. The background papers were from my stash (thanks Debbie) and the ribbon and flowers came from this months blooms kit from Duck Pond Crafts. The sentiment is from my stash.

I'd like to enter this cheeky little card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss: Congratulations

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-129-congratulations.html

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Mayday

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/penny-black-saturday-challengeweek199.html

Sweet Stampin Challenge: Anything but square

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/anything-but-square.html

Secret crafters sat challenge: Cute 'n' fluffy

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Joanna Sheen Challenge: Flower Power.

http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/flower-power.html

I think that's all for tonight - here's hoping the good weather returns tomorrow!

Hugs

Rachel xx

Another pink Christmas?

Hello to all my crafty friends - well I've been reading all about the rain that you've been getting - and we've been lucky again today - I can't believe it! Still I know when its proper summer everywhere else it will be teaming it down here so I'm making the most of it!

This evening I've got another playbarn make to share with you - my daughter's both went to a birthday party at the usual playbarn at teatime - and I got two cards made! Whoop whoop!!!

So I've used my LOTV image which I've coloured with promarkes and followed the sketch on Christmas Challenges with sketches. I'd also like to link up for pink with this card and enter it into the following challenges:

Christmas challenges with sketches
http://christmaschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-25-sponsored-by-elphine-house.html
winter wonderland: here come the girls
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/here-come-girls.html
CHNC Christmas Challenge
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/chnc-challenge-70-any-greetingsentiment.html
Craft your passion challenges: Photo inspiration
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-107-photo-inspiration.html


I'm off to another play barn for yet another party tomorrow - but this one's not so crafting friendly - wonder what I'll do?

Have a lovely evening!

Hugs Rachel xx

A card for my district commissioner's retirement

Evening all! Well its been a very busy day - and the sun has been shining here in Hornby! Haven't we been lucky? After a 4 and a half mile run (which killed me - three weeks off is not a good idea!!!) I did gardening club at my daughter's school then went and put my scarecrow on display at the Wray scarecrow festival. Finally I picked my daughter up from school and my youngest from nursery! Now they are asleep - yipee!

Anyway - I did get chance to nip into the attic and make a card for the retirement of my district commissioner from her post.

Gill's been the District Commissioner for a number of years so I thought I'd be cheeky and use a black and white image on the card! Most of the backing materials and others used come from the freebie from this months hunkydory magazine. The ribbon and twine are from my stash.

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Divas by design: Buttons and Bows
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-32-buttons-andor-bows.html
Paperplay Challenges: Monochrome and ribbon
http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/12-week-17-monochrome-and-ribbon.html
Aud Sentiments: Anything goes
http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/aud-sentiments-dt-call-and-anything.html
Little Claire: Doing the rounds.
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/little-claire-monthly-challenge-20.html

I think that's all for now - nighty night - sleep tight!

Hugs Rachel xx